7/9-10 Wilmington Canyon

seh34 · 07-10-2007, 08:06 PM

Upon reaching the 30 fathom line inside the wilmington canyon we began reading huge schools of bait. dropped the lines in the water and worked the area without any bites.

reached the tip of the wilmington around 2:30pm and headed down the east wall. read lots of bait between 120 and 160 feet between the tip and 3 miles down the east wall.. worked the area hard for a couple hours knowing what the canyons have(or haven't) been producing and still, no knockdowns...

decided to head over to the west wall and again had thick bait readings between 100 and 160 feet down. had our first shot at 6:30pm and went 2 for 3 on nice yellowfin. the fish hit a yellow/green skirted ballyhoo, a 9" canyon runner rainbow squid bar, and a weighted green machine.

had a few more shots before dark and put a few more fish in the boat. they fish were favoring plastics to meat with the 9" canyon runner bar being the most productive.

at night we threw a mixture of chunks and chum and had a rod start screaming at midnight. within 30 seconds it was clear if we didn't start chasing the fish we'd be spooled.. got things under control after some aggressive reversing(8 knots and 8 inches of water in the cockpit) and chased down the fish going the right way... heard the fish make one jump off in the distance and it was high in the water column..

after 25 minutes we had the majority of the 250 yard top shot back on the reel and we got our first glimpse of what we hoped was a 500+ pound shark or any sort.. the conversation over the next 15 minutes wasn't suitable for kids as we had seen two wings flapping on the surface about 12 feet apart..

for the third time we've been fooled by a manta ray..

the morning troll was slow but we managed to pick some fish. again, the 9" rainbow squid bars were the lure of choice. all the tuna were packed with squid.

ended up 7 for 10 on yellowfin, briefly tilefished and put a 20 pounder in the boat but couldn't hold bottom with 48 oz so that was short lived, and had a chicken dolphin.

FinalPoint · 07-11-2007, 09:22 AM

Nice trip. Too bad that ray wasn't something else.

seh34 · 07-11-2007, 03:29 PM

yea, we had the dart rigged up.. will have to wait for another time to use it..

did you end up in the area this summer?

FinalPoint · 07-12-2007, 10:05 AM

Nope. I am busy working/fishing/training down in FL for the summer. Back up to Cambridge, in the fall.

miamiangler1 · 07-13-2007, 08:47 AM

briefly tilefished and put a 20 pounder in the boat but couldn't hold bottom with 48 oz so that was short lived,

If the current is ripping I use a 3# weight and if all fails add another 16 0z`s .. that should do the trick !

07-10-2007, 08:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
seh34 Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach Island, NJ Boat: 36' Jersey Cape, 25' Mako Best Catch: 135# Yellowfin, 180# Bigeye, 325# Bluefin, 500-525# Blue, est. 80-82# White Marlin, 230+#Sword Occupation: Real Estate Management/Development Posts: 17	7/9-10 Wilmington Canyon Upon reaching the 30 fathom line inside the wilmington canyon we began reading huge schools of bait. dropped the lines in the water and worked the area without any bites. reached the tip of the wilmington around 2:30pm and headed down the east wall. read lots of bait between 120 and 160 feet between the tip and 3 miles down the east wall.. worked the area hard for a couple hours knowing what the canyons have(or haven't) been producing and still, no knockdowns... decided to head over to the west wall and again had thick bait readings between 100 and 160 feet down. had our first shot at 6:30pm and went 2 for 3 on nice yellowfin. the fish hit a yellow/green skirted ballyhoo, a 9" canyon runner rainbow squid bar, and a weighted green machine. had a few more shots before dark and put a few more fish in the boat. they fish were favoring plastics to meat with the 9" canyon runner bar being the most productive. at night we threw a mixture of chunks and chum and had a rod start screaming at midnight. within 30 seconds it was clear if we didn't start chasing the fish we'd be spooled.. got things under control after some aggressive reversing(8 knots and 8 inches of water in the cockpit) and chased down the fish going the right way... heard the fish make one jump off in the distance and it was high in the water column.. after 25 minutes we had the majority of the 250 yard top shot back on the reel and we got our first glimpse of what we hoped was a 500+ pound shark or any sort.. the conversation over the next 15 minutes wasn't suitable for kids as we had seen two wings flapping on the surface about 12 feet apart.. for the third time we've been fooled by a manta ray.. the morning troll was slow but we managed to pick some fish. again, the 9" rainbow squid bars were the lure of choice. all the tuna were packed with squid. ended up 7 for 10 on yellowfin, briefly tilefished and put a 20 pounder in the boat but couldn't hold bottom with 48 oz so that was short lived, and had a chicken dolphin. __________________ Pez Machine Barnegat Light, NJ

07-11-2007, 03:29 PM	#3 (permalink)
seh34 Lines In Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Long Beach Island, NJ Boat: 36' Jersey Cape, 25' Mako Best Catch: 135# Yellowfin, 180# Bigeye, 325# Bluefin, 500-525# Blue, est. 80-82# White Marlin, 230+#Sword Occupation: Real Estate Management/Development Posts: 17	yea, we had the dart rigged up.. will have to wait for another time to use it.. did you end up in the area this summer? __________________ Pez Machine Barnegat Light, NJ

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07-11-2007, 09:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
FinalPoint Hooked Up Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lighthouse Pt., FL; Greenwich, CT Boat: Contender 36 Fisharound Best Catch: 1183 lb. Swordfish Occupation: Real Estate Investment Posts: 938	Nice trip. Too bad that ray wasn't something else.

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